Dock

• As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck.
• As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”).
• As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”).

Dock

1. (US, rare, dated) A male given name or nickname.
2. A surname.

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Dock f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) doll

• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 183
• 1993 Hans Becher: "Das Lied vom Vugelbeerbaam und sein Dichter der Forstmeister August Max Schreyer." P. 23

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London.

The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“I lead”).

• IPA^(key): /dɔk/

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Dock n (strong, genitive Docks, plural Docks)

1. dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

• Schwimmdock
• Trockendock